When he came out of the studio, he was in tears for 10 minutes, because he had never been open about his private life like that before. “But actually it was quite liberating,” he adds.

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Balls' father is zoologist Michael Balls; his mother is Carolyn Janet Riseborough. [3] His younger brother is Andrew Balls, the CIO for Global Fixed Income at the investment firm PIMCO. [4] His grandfather was a lorry driver and died of cancer when Balls was young. [5]Immediately turn the heat down to 130°C/fan 110°C/gas 1 and leave for at least eight hours, but up to 14 hours is best, discarding the fat from time to time. Don’t skimp on the time because it won’t be ready – it should be flaky and not need any carving.